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"Cacoethes Scribendi"
A young woman is embarrassed when her writing is published by her family without her knowledge.
Imelda of Bologna
In the Italian city of Bologna, a tragedy unites Imelda with her family’s enemy, the lord Boniface. The two fall in love, but are plotted against by Imelda’s brothers. While Imelda and Boniface plan their escape from danger, Imelda’s brothers plan…
"The Patch-Work Quilt"
An elderly Black woman's story of a patchwork quilt that was sewn during the thirty years she worked in the home of a White family.
"Might Versus Right"
A young woman from a wealthy family marries and her husband legally gains rights to all of her property. The husband's poor business management and drinking cause him to lose the money, and the wife must work to support the family. When the husband…
"Magnetism Among the Shakers"
A sketch in which the speaker relates a conversation between an older male Shaker and his sister about Shaker beliefs and practices.
An Incident at Rome
The narrator, traveling in Italy, meets an English lady, who recounts the story of Mrs. Bathurst and her son Murray, a young antiquarian who goes mad while conducting research in Rome. He is eventually reunited with his mother and restored to sanity.…